The arrest of 90-year-old Cardinal Joseph Zen is another sign that China is eviscerating the rule of law and civil liberties in Hong Kong, where religious freedom is in danger.
LONDON (CNS) The Rev. Jonathan Aitken, a former U.K. Cabinet minister, said religious freedom in Hong Kong faces dangerous threats from the Chinese Communist Party.
Rev. Aitken, 79, ordained an Anglican priest in 2019, warned there are increasingly ominous signs that religious freedom in Hong Kong is next on the hit list by the destructive forces of Chinese President Xi Jinping s regime, reported ucanews.com.
The former lawmaker, who served as a Cabinet member from 1995 to 1997, made th
HSBC Doubles Down on China, Asian Markets Amidst Criticism by US, UK
After aligning with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), there’s no turning back.
Having faced criticism in the UK and the United States for endorsing the national security law forced upon Hong Kong by the CCP, global banking giant HSBC is now doubling down on China and the Asian market.
The London-based international bank announced during its fourth-quarter earnings call on Feb. 23 that it would accelerate its “pivot to Asia” by retrenching its retail presence in the United States and investing billions in growing its footprint across Asia, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and India.